hiss
verb (used without object)
to make or emit a sharp sound like that of the letter s prolonged, as a snake does, or as steam does when forced under pressure through a small opening.
is hissing
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present progressiveof hiss (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Teasingly, Appel drags out a sequence where Al, assembling a sandwich, struggles to brainstorm his take on “My Sharona” until the audience is hissing “Bologna!” through its teeth.
From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2022
In a tiny, nearly inaudible voice buried in the non-decision, the court is hissing, Heeelp meeee!
From Slate ● May 19, 2016
One sound in the reptile repertoire is hissing, which is normally a defensive display used to warn off potential predators, Zani says.
From National Geographic ● Oct. 24, 2015
Outside a fairly unimpressive building on Sunset Boulevard, security is hissing down a walkie-talkie.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 1, 2011
Everything in my ears is hissing, which might be vuvv or just collapse.
From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson
